Congress
The Presidency
Structure of Congress
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100

This chamber of Congress is designed to represent all states equally.

What is the Senate?

100

List three key powers of the President as outlined in the Constitution.

What is Commander-in-chief, veto power, appointing federal judges ?

100

The term bicameralism refers to the

What is the Establishment of two legislative chambers that have different structures and rules ?

100

After a national census has been taken, changes in population distribution cause the changing of congressional seats among the states. This effect is commonly called .

What is Reapportionment

100

This court case established the Supreme Court's informal power of judicial review.

What is Marbury v. Madison?

200

The constitutional reason Franklin Roosevelt reported to Congress on December 8, 1941, that Japan had attacked America.

What is Congress' power to declare war?

200

In addition to signing and vetoing, this is the third option afforded to presidents upon the presentment of bills from Congress.

What is the pocket veto?

200

What are the structures of the House of Representatives?

Larger body, more representative with constituents in specific Geographic spaces

200

What case argued that redistricting in North Carolina was racial gerrymandering?

What is Shaw vs Reno

200

In this case, the Court struck down racially-based gerrymandering.

What is Shaw v. Reno?

300

What power does the President have to "check" Congress?

What is Vetoing legislation

300

In 1942, Franklin Roosevelt used this implied power to establish relocation centers and detail American citizens.

What is an executive order?

300

The most powerful person in the Senate is the

What is the Majority Leader

300

Drawing distinct boundary lines to benefit a political party.

What is Gerrymandering?

300
In this case, the Court ruled, "one person one vote."

What is Baker v. Carr?

400

How many Senators are there from each state?

What is Two 

400

In 1913, Woodrow Wilson began the modern tradition by which presidents use this annual message as a tool for agenda-setting.

What is the State of the Union address?

400

Much like a president, a judge can be removed through this constitutional process.

What is impeachment?

400

Jimmy Carter tried to cancel superfluous water projects early in his term as president, decrying them as this type of legislation.

What is pork barrell legislation?

400

Does a congressional district, designed for the purposes of assuring a majority black population violate the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause?

What is Shaw vs Reno?

500

What is the primary responsibility of the House of Representatives?  

What is Initiating all revenue-raising bills?

500

The justification for a single executive was outlined in this Federalist Paper.

What is Federalist #70?

500

A congressional resolution that can overturn an action taken by an executive agency

What are legislative vetoes?

500

Since Jimmy Carter has only served one term in office, this constitutional amendment guarantees he is eligible to run for one more term.

What is the 22nd Amendment?